It’s too late to save Britain from overheating, says UN climate chief
It’s too late to save Britain from overheating, says UN climate chief
Interview: Prof Jim Skea warns the world risks 3C of global warming by 2100 unless it changes course
It's too late to save Britain from overheating
Not a huge fan of this headline. While it's true that we're locked in for a certain amount of warming, phrasing it as "it's too late" kind of implies "why bother", which is not a healthy attitude towards climate change.
Neither is we/they/AI/God will figure it out. I don't read the headline that way though, it's more a factual "there will be overheating, so get ready", which is totally appropriate.
telegraph is a firmly right wing rag posing as a legit news source
The IPCC has always been thought of as being conservative in its estimates of climate change, so to hear Jim Skea, the Chair of the IPCC, say it’s too late is sobering
As long as his declaration isn’t a sudden prompt for all UK industry to say “fuck it” to any green initiatives.
Do not give up! Fight.
Well said!
This report makes for sobering reading, but it's never too late to stop fighting for a better tomorrow:
Remember, hope and optimism are important motivators:
and pessimism isn't useful:
So try not to let bad news like this get you down or facilitate a spiral into Doomerism:
And try to limit the bad news you ingest, as it can be bad for your metal health:
And be mindful of the media's propensity to favour bad news over good:
Finally, remember to take time to remind yourself about everything going right in the world
- https://fixthenews.com/planet/
- https://www.positive.news/
- https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
- https://www.goodgoodgood.co/impact/environment
Things are tough out there, so try and remain positive friends!
Time for Doggerland to return..oh more flooding you say
I thought global warming was going to disrupt the gulf stream and make the UK colder?
That hasn't happened yet and we don't know for sure if/when it will
It seems to me that the newer the research is the sooner the estimates seem to be getting, so my money is on a collapse before 2050 and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it happens within a decade.
It's going to overheat first, just long enough for the folks there to spend billions of £ installing air conditioners, and then it's going to be plunged into a localized ice age.
If thebgulfndtreamnsroos, Britain will need those 3 degrees... 4D Chess folks!
All hail and farewell to Britain.
